 redlight (1511), Winter Park, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 20, 2009 Big anise aroma with a pepper spice. Pours clear. Pours clear. Sweet anise, alcohol, with hints of tartness.
BMan1113VR (2980), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 3, 2009 Bottle. Pours very pale yellow color. Strong, multi-layered legs (one layer for each swirl!). Aroma is strongly sweet, and fruity with tons of plum and melon, pineapple and light spice. Pear, strawberries and cream, and light alcohol as too. Taste is dryer than the nose, with light notes of leather and really unripe melon. Some cotton candy. Nice and complex. Very dry finish, very light alcohol.
ldr514 (10), USA
| 4.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 10/10 | 4/5 | 10/10 | 5/5 | 19/20 |
Apr 15, 2007 The appearance is clear, nothing out the normal. The nose is a standout though - unlike any other I’ve encountered in a sake...an explosion of fruit, like tutti fruity or ambrosia. A bouquet with great strength and character. The flavor is similarly powerful - again loaded with tones of fruit - predominantly apricots, pears - no citrus hints from this one. The mouth-feel is very full and balanced. The finish is long and pleasing. This sake is costly, but worth the expense if you want to treat yourself well.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 23, 2005 Clear with only the faintest touch of amber. Aroma of fresh fruit is blanketed by the strong nose of alcohol. Thin and watery. The flavor was of sweet fruit trying to make itself known through the bite of distilled alcohol.
Oakes (8172), Beyond the Great Firewall, China
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Mar 5, 2004 Bright, clear and vaguely yellowy in colour. Explosive fruit aroma (liquorice, apricot, salmonberry) is delightful. Bouncy, fruity character. Watery, though, and slightly tart in the finish. Odd melange of flavours that don't come together, especially the apples and bubblegum (phenols? WTF?). Sweetish. Drinking this is like watching a great empire crumble before your eyes.
austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 1, 2004 Updated: Mar 5, 2004Sato No Homare is brewed in small batches by the oldest active brewer in Japan. The TLC given to this sake really shows through. With a nihonshu-do of +3 (about average between the extremes of -3 and +12), the dryness is moderate. The color of this wonderful nectar is a light yellow/green, like a watered down glass of Chartreuse liqueur. It's unusual trait is its massive fruity aroma (very different from the Gekkeikan Cap Ace which is far more buttery). Sato No Homare's taste is its strong suit - quite delicate, not oily but more of a watery texture and the alcohol is barely noticeable. Fruit, fruit, fruit is what you'll taste! It's incredible how the Sudo family got these sorts of flavors out of mere rice without the addition of a few strawberries or Japanese melons. This is a pricey sake, but if you like semi-dry, fruity drinks, this may be your ticket.
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